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A Product Release, Not a Demo: Why Torc’s Autonomous Product Release v0.1 Was ‘The Next Step’
As Torc Robotics nears its 20th year of operations in 2025, it has achieved an incredible milestone: a fully self-driving product release validation. More than just a demo, this milestone manifests the hard-won lessons behind Torc’s R&D, advanced engineering,...
Women of Vision: Torc’s Veteran Community
Our Torc community is built on doing the right thing for our communities, our families, and our world at large. Whether we’re working on our technology or speaking to our freight partners, our foundation remains the same: we exist to create a better tomorrow. Creating...
Torc Robotics Recognized as a 2024 Public Relations and Marketing Excellence Awards Winner
Torc Robotics is proud to announce that it has been named a winner in the 2024 Public Relations and Marketing Excellence Awards, presented by the Business Intelligence Group. The 2024 Public Relations and Marketing Excellence Awards identify outstanding agencies,...
Daimler Truck subsidiary Torc Robotics achieves Driver-Out Validation Milestone
Autonomous driving company, Torc Robotics, backed by Daimler Truck achieves driver-out capability on closed course in Texas as it works toward a 2027 commercial launch. Conducted at full operating speed of up to 65 mph, the product acceptance test underscores Torc's...
Torc Robotics Performs Successful Fully Autonomous Product Validation
BLACKSBURG, Va – Oct. 29, 2024 – Torc Robotics, an independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG and a pioneer in commercializing self-driving vehicle technology, today announced it began successful advanced validation of the company's autonomous trucks without a driver...
Torc Robotics Expands Leadership Team with New VP of HR Operations and VP of Global Talent Management
Lisa Nelms and Annie Reape bring nearly four decades of experience toTorc Robotics' HR team BLACKSBURG, Va – Oct. 24, 2024 – Torc Robotics, an independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG and a pioneer in commercializing self-driving vehicle technology, today announced...
Driving the Future: Spotlighting the Torc Machine Learning Frameworks Team
Torc's autonomous software system is constructed in part from machine learning and artificial intelligence components. The Torc Machine Learning Frameworks team is creating the software stack which learns from the data collected by our fleet of trucks in on-the-road...
Torc Joins PAVE’s Autonomous Trucking Weekend at the Texas State Fair
Torc Joins PAVE's Autonomous Trucking Weekend at the Texas State Fair The Texas State Fair, held annually in Dallas, is one of the largest and most famous state fairs in the U.S. It's been held since 1886, making it over 135 years old. It was originally established to...
Autonomous Vehicle Jobs: How to Find a Self-Driving Truck Job
The autonomous trucking sector has found itself at the epicenter of the global mobility revolution, driven by increased freight demand and powered by advancements in sensing, behavior algorithms and machine learning. Not only are governments around the world preparing...
Torc Robotics Names Jamie Swaim as Chief People Officer
Swaim brings 20+ years of human resources experience to support Torc’s commitment to empowering exceptional talent BLACKSBURG, Va – Oct. 1, 2024 – Torc Robotics an independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG and a pioneer in commercializing self-driving vehicle...
AVIA Welcomes Torc
WASHINGTON DC – September 18, 2024 – The Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association (AVIA) welcomes Torc Robotics, a pioneer in self-driving technology and an independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck, as its newest member. “We are thrilled to welcome Torc Robotics, a...
Are Autonomous Vehicles the Future?
The future of everyday technology is full of innovations taken straight out of The Jetsons. But from 3D-printed food to robot butlers, we’re not so far from that sci-fi idea of what tomorrow looks like. Today, we ask our smart assistants to play our favorite songs and...
Torc Robotics Wins Prestigious PR Daily Social Media & Digital Award
Blacksburg, VA — Torc Robotics has been named a winner in PR Daily’s Social Media & Digital Awards in the Team of the Year (In-House) category. PR Daily’s Social Media & Digital Awards celebrates the organizations, people and teams that know how to earn...
Why Level 5 Autonomy Is Science Fiction vs Science Fact
What’s the number one question Torc’rs get asked? “When will your trucks fully reach Level 5 autonomy?” Humans like to think in the binary. Either you’re driving the vehicle, or you’re not driving the vehicle. But it is not so black and white when it comes to...